This graphic contains daily climate data (climate normals and records) for today for the sites listed. The legend is in the lower left portion of the image. The current "normals" period is 1981-2010. The date for each location represents the year in which the first observations began. However, some weather elements were recorded and/or retained before others at some sites. For example, at Huntsville, precipitation records begin in 1894, but official temperature records start in 1907. Following is a list containing the starting year that continuous weather records began at each site.
Location:
Year Temperature Records Began/Year Precipitation Records
Began...
Huntsville:1907/1894...
Muscle Shoals:1893/1893...
Cullman:1907/1907...
Fayetteville:1957/1935...
Guntersville:1910/1904...
Russellville:1953/1953...
Scottsboro:1891/1891...
For more information, please visit the National Centers for
Environmental Information at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov

Note: "N/A" or "MISG" will be displayed if values are not available. In the LOCATION column, click on links for a list of recent observations at sites of interest. In the WIND column, VRB is "variable" and G is "gust". Wind speeds are in MPH. In the BARO (pressure) column, values are in inches. In the REMARKS column, HX is "heat index", WCI is "wind chill index", and VSB is "visibility" (if shown).